Typewriting machine and stand



March 29, 1932. E: G, RQWLEY v 1,851,131

TYPEWRITING MACHINE AND STAND Original Filed March 21, 1924 in use, ofbeing assembled in compact 'form sot-the collapsible" type; capable ofread as i135 ermiann; I a q a en ines is han EDWARD GQRQWLE or.BELLnVILLE, 'ANEW; "anasnxgas srenoit To nnnnn woon IELLIOT'I FIs E eo PnY, on NEW! YORK/N. Y., "Aconr;oBATIo1voF DELAWARE IT'YI'EWBITiNGMM nn-M1 1 t iApplic -atib h filed March 2 1, 1924,Seria1-110L709,745i, zn e'eattey 3; 1930;

' i Thisinventionis for-improvements in type-f r Figure=7is aside Viewof the same.

writing? machines and accessories therefor,

anch'with respect to'its more specific features, a

in collapsible stands for machines of, the portabletyp'e.

A feat' of mechanism, partly carried 'by-the support re ofthe 'inventionis the provision ing base of a: portable typewriting machine,

, j and partly separate therefrom when not in stand jof .the pr'ope 7machine when in use. I Another feature is the P O g a; means forfconnecting a set of (legs to thebasei,

,Another feature is {the provi i nii h an ap'paratus of asetof legs,capable, when not 1 and sgf 2, unitaryjp ackage for cone Vemence ofcarnage Anotherfeatureis'the' provision in sucha r mechanism of aset'voflegs, one of which is chambered to receive 1 the other's, and: where- 1nmeans is provldedffor connectlon wl'ththe legfto convert .it into aLclosed 'casingiancl' to providea h portatiom 21 Another andle forconvenience; in trans i*-sen iblage and disassemblage fand wherein oneet -the, elements thereofis constrnct'efd to rea ircei've otherelementsfor convenience of tran 1 1 Figure '3 is a partialplan View ofthe'cl'ampmechanism, with the parts in operative -pQs1t1on.- i Yigure-Qis a forcairri'agef I g v I Figure 5 is a plan View of theclamping mechanism;Withthe p'artsfolded.

e'ngagin'gelements; f e 1 'i ius'el,"for co operating with thebasetoforma 1- "height to; su r'iport the p rovision' of "an ce'ssory'cleyice ca'pablelof being clamped 'on the typewriter base to becarriedthereby, and

feature the provision of a'stand and jaclf v antaig'es willihiereview-ofthe legs nested v .viewof one of thebase H V 7 g V x cFigurei'l or :maynfoldthereon, as shown in p The present embodiment. ofth '2, the machinebeing 'securedto the base in the usual manner, .and the base forming oneof thee'lementslof a carrymg case'for the I machine, In the usualconstruction; the base fits into the open side of the'cover-part of. thecase'indicatedin dotted lines at 1 the cover- 13 art engagingoutsideth'e edges of the. base, and suitable mechanism isprovided forlock- 7 ing thebase int-he cover-part, Tlh'e improvement "ncludes'partly carried by: the base; and which may be permanently connectedtherewith if de- Imechanisin sired, and partly separate therefrom [whenr not} in use, the; elements cooperating with th'ebase to form'a standof the proper height for supporting the machine in Writing 'posi- .zbyathe base is "a two-part clamping member,

al h1g4 intermediateits end; and a strap or bar "5which is connected tothe lug,.-a nd' consistingof a strap or bar 3,"having a laterwhich whenin us'e'eXtendS substantiaHyperetween the lag b re intermediateitsends]; The barb is longitudinally. slotted at the end adj acenttocarried by" the 'levenslides in the slot; The

with laterally-extending stop arm 1'1,

' which engagesthe'bar 3.when the lever'is' pendicnlar to the "bar8,-but which may be i i a v .t V. "bar5includes aleVer 6',-p1voted 'at;one.end' to the lug, as, indicated-at ,fand-havingia 5 jsiicling'orpin-andasloticonnection withthe I jl'ever has a 'finge ieeejlOiorconyenience inf manipulating the same, and 1t 1s provided .w

'inlocking position, that is,-whenthe lever is f' just beyondalignment'with the slot 8, in the v positionof Figure 2. a a

E'ach end of theb'arB', andzthate'ncl of the hinged thereto, in suchmanner 'thatthe leaf barv5fremote-fromthebar 3, hasa leafil2i maytakeaposition-at-right angles to the T plane I of the obar; as shown infull: lines in i v 70 t on. The portion of the mechanism carried dottedlines in said figure. Each end of the bar 3 has at the edge remote fromthe bar 5 a lateral'lug 14, and the leaves 12 are connected with theselugs. he ends of the lugs, and the end of the bar 5, are passed throughslots 15 in the leaves, after which the extremities of the lugs and thebar are upturned, as shown at 16, and expanded to prevent disengagementof the leaf.

The upper and lower edges of each leaf have inwardly-extending flanges17, the lowermost of which by its engagement with the bar 5, or lug 1-1,as the case may be, co-operates with the upturned end 16 of the lug orbar, to limit the outward moven'ient of the lea t, with respect to thebar, to the full-line position of Figure 7. As shown in Figure 6, theends of the lugs and bar are expanded by providing vertical slots 18near the ends of the upturned portions, and by bending slight- 1youtward the portions outside of the slots. The leaves 12 engage theedges of the base, as shown in Figure 1, the flanges 17 engaging theupper face of the base, to prevent upward movement thereof with respectto the clamp-mechanism, when it in plans on the base.

The clamping member carries mechanism for connecting a set of legs, tohe described, to the base, and said member may be permanentl' .connectedto the base, that is, it may be le t in place on the base when the baseis in place in the cover-part of the ease, or it may be removed andcollapsed into the position of Figure 5. In the present instance, themeans for connecting the set of legs to the base includesinternally-threaded nipples 19 on the under faces of the bars 3 and 5,at the free ends thereof. Each of these nipples, as shown in Figure 1,has the axis thereof inclining outwardly towards its lower end, andthenipples are so placed that they act as limiting means for the leaves12, to limit the inward movement thereof, with respect tothe respectivebars.

The part of the machine-supporting mechanism which is separate from thebase, when not in use, includes a set of legs. three in the presentinstance. The legs, indicated at 20, 21 and 22, respectively, are oftubular material, in the present instance cylindrical. The leg22 fits inthe leg 21, and the leg 21 fits in the leg thus all of the legs may benested in the leg 20. Each of the three legs has a filler-block 23 atone end, and each of the blocks is provided with a reduced threaded stem24 for engaging one of the nipples 19. When not in use, the legs may bedetached. from the clamping member, and fitted one within the other,thus providing a compact arrangement for convenience in carriage.

Mechanism is provided for co-operating with the leg 20 to form a cane orwalkingstick. Said mechanism comprises a handle 25, which may be of anysuitable shape and size, and the handle, whlch may be of any desiredmaterial, has a ferrule or socket 26 at one end, which is internallythreaded to receive an end of the leg 20. The leg 20 has an externalthread 27 at the opposite end from the stem for engaging within thesocket. It will be obvious that with the handle the outer leg isconverted into a closed casing for holding-the other legs of the set. Afoot isalso provided for the lower end of the leg 20, said footcomprising a member 28, carrying a plug 29 of rubber, or the like, andinternally threaded to receivethe stem 24 of the outer leg. This plug 29engages the ground when the assemblage is used as a walking-stick, thusreducing the jar. It also protects the threads of the stem 24 of the leg20. 1

In practice, when the accessory is not in use, the clamping member iscarried, by the 1 base, and the set of legs, assembled as shown inFigure 4, may be carried as a walkingstick. \Vhen it is desired to usethe machine, the handle is unscrewed, the foot is removed,

and the legs 21 and 22 are withdrawn from the leg 20. The stems 24 ofthe legs are engaged with the nipples 19, and, since the legs are of alength to support the machine at the proper height for writing, it isready for use.

During temporary discontinuance of the 1189,:

it is not necessary to remove the legs, since the cover may be attachedto the base with the parts in the position of Figure 1. When, however,the machine is to be transported,

the legs are detached and assembled in the:

manner shown in Figure 4. The clamping member may also be removed fromthe base if delsired, and the bars arranged alongside each 0t er.

The inclined arrangement of the threaded Figure 2, it will be noticedthat the bar 3 is fil arranged at the front of the base andsubstantially parallel with the 'front edge, so that two legs are at thefront of the base undone at the rear, and the leaves 12 do not inter.-fere with the lock of the casing, nor with the hinges thereof, the frontleaves being at opposite sides of the lock, while the rear leaves arebetween the hinges. With two legs at the front, the stand may be setclose to the user, with the legs astride the lap. Teetering or rockingof the machine during use is also prevented by the arrangement of thelegs. All of the legs are of the same length and of such length thatwhen connected with the machine it is supported at the proper height foruse. Thus the efliciency of the portable typewriter as regardsportability is greatly increased.

While the improved accessory is particularly designed for use with aportable typewriter, it is also of use for other purposes, in

1 which a'ccollapsiblestand is desired; With the basel, or a similarmember,-the clamping member and the legs cooperate to provide'aacollapsible stand which may beused for any purpose, and whichywhen thelegs aretde- "ta'ched and assembled, as shownin Figure 4,

forms two sections, of light weight and eas- I ilycarri-ed, I a

Variations maybe resortedto within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used withoutothers.

Having thus described my inventiom lr claim 1. A support inclnding aboard and set of portable legs therefor and meansto enable said legs toutilize said board tosupport the board and one another in supportingpo-- sition, said last-mentioned means .includinga two-part clamp',-anda connection between the partsifor moving them toward and from eachother, each clamp-part carrying clamping leaves for engaging the edgesof the board,"

I partsextend.

the leaves being hinged to theclamping means 2 to stand at right anglesthereto, or to fold;

p and a connectionbetween the bars for movingthem toward and from eachother including'a slot and eccentricpin, each clamp part I carryingclamping leavesnormally held at able thereon. I v

3. A'support including aboard and sup porting legs, said legs being ofdifferentdia'me eters and the larger legs being holl0w.where-- bysmaller-legs may be nested in the larger ones for transportation,clamping means for the board including a plurality of bars with ablefrom and attachabletothe clamping;

ends of the bars,-said legsbeing of different diameters and ihollowwhereby the smaller legs may be nested inthe larger legs when the clampsaredetached from the board and the 7 parts collapse for transportation.

6. A support for a portable typewriter comprising a board adapted foruse as the bottom of a :typewriter*case, means collapsible to facilltatetransportation for clamping said I board,said meansc0mprisingtwo bars,one having clamps atbothends and the other at one end for embracing theedgesof said board, means'at one end of one barfand intermediatethe'ends of the other bar for drawing together the'bars toclamp theboard'and legs edetachable' from an attachable to the,

clampingcends of the bars.

means and detachable legs, the clamping,

7. A'support includingaboard, clamping I means comprising partsto engagethe board,

and bars, one of which has a slot therein and the other an eccentricvpin operable, in said slot to operate-the clampstohold them to the boardand means for detachably connecting the legs to the clamping means. I

. EDWARD G. ROWLEY.

right angles to the clam t ,folda clamps thereon, said bars when inclamping position being at an angle to each other'and c them to beturned "in parallel relation for. transportation and means for attachingthe 'legsto the clamping parts. 1 1

4. A support including a board and a' set of legs and means'tooperatively connect the.

connections "between the parts that permit legs to the supportcomprising a two-part clamp, said clamp including bars pivoted to' eachother and means for moving thebars to clamp the board including a leverand mean for attaching the legs to the bars. g r 5. A support for aportable typewriter com-,

prising a board adapted for use as the bottom of a typewriter case,means'collapsible to facilitate transportation, for clamping said board,said means comprising bars having; clamps at their ends forembracmg theedges of saidboard, means for drawing together the bars to clamp theboard and legs detach has,

